It seems to be a very familiar theme in British films of the 1930s to have a slightly gormless businessman supposedly duped out of his life's savings only to find that in fact that he has backed a winner.After all George Formby used this basic story in many of his films.George Carney buys a plot of land from Peter Cawthorne,who always seemed to play rogue businessmen.He is going to build brick houses on the land only to find out that his plan isn't realistic.Having managed to coerce Cawthorne into taking the land back he is stopped from selling the land at the last moment because the railway want to develop the area.Everyone is happy other than Cawthorne and Carneys son can go to study in Vienna.You might say that this is the epitome of a quota quickie.Keeping the plot moving briskly along regardless of the implausibilities.No better or worse than many.
Review of Easy Riches
